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January 2014

Bucks typically spend more time in there than in transition zones. Deer prefer grain (carbohydrates) during the late winter, especially if the temperatures have been cold where you plan to shed hunt. So standing soybean or cornfields is my favorite place to hunt for sheds. My second favorite place is cut/harvested soybean or cornfields. Modern […]

Should the time come when you have to defend yourself, confident and consistent training will best prepare you to keep the situation under control. Choosing the proper ammunition for your training regime and self-defense needs should be an important part of your planning. W Train and Defend pairs range-ready ‘T’ rounds with threat-stopping technology-driven defend ‘D’ rounds. […]

If you want deeper penetration and more downrange impact energy, you should shoot the heavier bullets. If you want to minimize drop, drift and wasted energy, you want a long, sleek, pointed bullet with a high ballistic coefficient. If you want straight penetration through massive bone, you want a flat-point solid. “One key exception to […]

During any given day a buck’s testosterone may increase or decrease due to the presence of a receptive doe, being challenged by another buck, winning or losing a fight, etc. It’s not uncommon to find a shed earlier than normal – say during early December. Usually early shedding is due to a buck being injured […]

Be mobile: try to get permission to hunt different tracts of land. If there are no coyotes in the area, chances are slim that you will be able to call one in. If you do not see any dogs or hear any response after 30 minutes, pack up and head to the next spot. […]

Blind Side is packed with cube-shaped hexahedron (squared) pellets with rounded off corners, which allows them to stack more shot inside the hull. This Hex Shot allows for more pellets in the air for denser patterns that are sent farther down range courtesy of the Diamond Cut wad. The wad holds the shot together […]